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The Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall (2011)
Plot Summary:
A disfigured musical genius, hidden away in the Paris Opera House, terrorises the opera company for the unwitting benefit of a young protégée whom he trains and loves. The 25th anniversary of the first public performance of Phantom of the Opera was celebrated with a grand performance at the Royal Albert Hall in London
Duration: 137 min
IMDB Rating: 8.8/10
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Drama, Musical, Romance, Thriller
Country: UK
Plot tags: unfulfilled love, theater, obsession, disfigurement, destructive relationship, opera singer, musician, singer, love and romance, tragic hero, couples, tragic love, danger, lifestyle, musician's life, woman in danger, performer's life, dancing, live performance, stage musical, love triangle, opera, phantom of the opera, kidnapping, backstage
Forrest Gump (1994)
Plot Summary:
A man with a low IQ has accomplished great things in his life and been present during significant historic events - in each case, far exceeding what anyone imagined he could do. Yet, despite all the things he has attained, his one true love eludes him. 'Forrest Gump' is the story of a man who rose above his challenges, and who proved that determination, courage, and love are more important than ability
Duration: 142 min
IMDB Rating: 8.8/10
IMDB Votes: 22000000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Plot tags: life & death, philosophy, life philosophy, vietnam war, mentally challenged, life, destiny, love, human spirit, rise to the top, storytelling, journey, selflessness, goodhearted, hippie, interracial friendship, human relationship, wisdom of life, army, kindness, running, mother, life changing, love and romance, courage
Toma (2021)
Plot Summary:
Biopic about Toma Zdravkovic, the man who is remembered not only for his songs and unique way he was singing them, but also as a bohemian, both in his behavior and his soul
Duration: 140 min
IMDB Rating: 8.7/10
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Biography, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: Serbia
Plot tags: musician, musician's life, price of fame, rising to stardom, relationship vs career, music, friends, celebrity, historical figure, family problems, lifestyle, historical character, gambling, female nudity, sex scene, addiction, hitchhiking, star, convertible
Sita Ramam (2022)
Plot Summary:
Afreen, a rebellious Pakistani student sets ablaze the car of an Indian in London. Angered Afreen returns to Pakistan to ask for money from her grandfather that she has to pay in a month's time as damages. However, she gets to know that he is no more and the only thing he has left for her is a letter-delivering task, written by Ram to Sita. As Afreen sets out to find Ram, there begins her journey of discovering the secret behind the 20-year-old letter
Duration: 163 min
IMDB Rating: 8.6/10
IMDB Votes: 65000
Genere: Action, Drama, Mystery, Romance
Country: India
Plot tags: love, orphan, soldier, inheritance, girl, young love, jail, military service, love letter, star crossed lovers, telugu, bollywood
Life Is Beautiful (1997)
Plot Summary:
A touching story of an Italian book seller of Jewish ancestry who lives in his own little fairy tale. His creative and happy life would come to an abrupt halt when his entire family is deported to a concentration camp during World War II. While locked up he tries to convince his son that the whole thing is just a game
Duration: 116 min
IMDB Rating: 8.6/10
IMDB Votes: 730000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance, War
Country: Italy
Plot tags: holocaust, world war two, concentration camp, nazi, human spirit, life & death, life philosophy, nazism, self sacrifice, fascism, war, sacrifice, survival, courage, childhood, ss, father son relationship, nazi occupation, against humanity, genocide, pretense, death of protagonist, innocence, wartime, heartwarming
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
Plot Summary:
A holiday favourite for generations... George Bailey has spent his entire life giving to the people of Bedford Falls. All that prevents rich skinflint Mr. Potter from taking over the entire town is George's modest building and loan company. But on Christmas Eve the business's $8,000 is lost and George's troubles begin
Duration: 130 min
IMDB Rating: 8.6/10
IMDB Votes: 485000
Genere: Drama, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Plot tags: christmas, holiday, small town, small town life, angel, friendship, depression, life philosophy, snow, life changing experience, happy ending, second chance, alternate history, business, love, desperation, self discovery, bank, alternate reality, sacrifice, alienation, great depression, generosity, financial problem, time travel
The Best of Youth (2003)
Plot Summary:
Spanning four decades, from the chaotic 1960s to the present, director Marco Tullio Giordana's passionate epic 'La Meglio Gioventu' follows two Italian brothers through some of the most tumultuous events of recent Italian history
Duration: 366 min
IMDB Rating: 8.5/10
IMDB Votes: 23000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Italy
Plot tags: idealism, society, couples, cafe, sister in law sister in law relationship, dishonesty, friendship, mental illness, storytelling, musician, politics, protest, police brutality, character study, psychiatrist, political corruption, law enforcement, hopes, state affairs, couple relations, family life, human nature, unfulfillment, dream, loss of loved one
Cinema Paradiso (1988)
Plot Summary:
A filmmaker recalls his childhood, when he fell in love with the movies at his village's theater and formed a deep friendship with the theater's projectionist
Duration: 155 min
IMDB Rating: 8.5/10
IMDB Votes: 277000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Italy, France
Plot tags: childhood, coming of age, friendship, first love, filmmaking, philosophy, cinema, nostalgia, haunted by the past, adolescence, breast feeding, village, funeral, blind man, love story, father son relationship, great ending, european, storytelling, boy, life philosophy, magic realism, priest, bicycle, children
Operation 'Y' & Other Shurik's Adventures (1965)
Plot Summary:
The film consists of three independent parts: "Workmate", "Déjà vu" and "Operation Y". The plot follows the adventures of Shurik (alternative spelling — Shourick), the naive and nerdy Soviet student who often gets into ludicrous situations but always finds a way out very neatly. "Operation Y and Shurik's Other Adventures" was a hit movie and became the leader of Soviet film distribution in 1965
Duration: 95 min
IMDB Rating: 8.5/10
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: Soviet Union
Plot tags: construction worker, warehouse, petty criminal, workplace, community service, nothing goes right, goofy hero, misfit partners, disorder, rivalry, burglary, love and romance, student life, university student, exam, fight, modernism, revenge, bully, robbery, male female relationship, embezzlement, studying, thief, anti hero
Hanky Panky (1979)
Plot Summary:
Ramprasad a recent college graduate who finds a job with a finicky man, Bhavani Shankar, who believes that a man without a mustache is a man without a character. When Ramprasad is caught by his boss at a soccer match, he has to invent a twin brother, the clean-shaven Laxman Prasad, to save his job, things take a whacky turn.A fake mother and a hilarious chase are enjoyable features in this comedy
Duration: 120 min
IMDB Rating: 8.5/10
IMDB Votes: 20000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: India
Plot tags: indians, rebel, innovation, mistaken identity, comedy of errors, forbidden love, twins, family relations, love and romance, lookalikes, fall in love, chase, couples, disorder, cons and scams, love, party, car chase, singer, job, office, lie, brother sister relationship, impersonation, twin brother
96 (2018)
Plot Summary:
Ram is a photographer and nature lover who travels all around India capturing moments. On a chance visit to his hometown Tanjavur, he goes into his school and begins to walk down memory lane to 1994 when he was a student harboring feelings for his classmate Janu
Duration: 158 min
IMDB Rating: 8.5/10
IMDB Votes: 35000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: India
Plot tags: high school reunion, friendship, fall in love, high school life, love, love and romance, love affair, couple relations, relationships, true love, lovers, couples, young lovers, childhood memory, unfulfilled love, education, in love, stranger, new beginning, innovation, feminist, tamil, bollywood, school life, romance
Kumbalangi Nights (2019)
Plot Summary:
The story of four brothers living in the fishing hamlet of Kumbalangi when Saji, Boney and Franky decide to help Bobby stand by his love
Duration: 135 min
IMDB Rating: 8.5/10
IMDB Votes: 17000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: India
Plot tags: family relations, brother brother relationship, slice of life, relationships, friends, brothers, parents and children, family problems, love, family life, male female relationship, relationship problems, redemption, satire, lifestyle, love interest, eccentric family, couple relations, family drama, psycho, childhood trauma, broken family, malayalam, bollywood, family
Your Name. (2016)
Plot Summary:
High schoolers Mitsuha and Taki are complete strangers living separate lives. But one night, they suddenly switch places. Mitsuha wakes up in Taki’s body, and he in hers. This bizarre occurrence continues to happen randomly, and the two must adjust their lives around each other
Duration: 106 min
IMDB Rating: 8.4/10
IMDB Votes: 306000
Genere: Animation, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Japan
Plot tags: time travel, body swapping, school, beautiful scenery, friendship, girl, love, teenager, destiny, memory loss, schoolgirl, race against time, boy, comet, star crossed lovers, natural disaster, supernatural, romantic relationship, dream, death, love story, skirt, switching bodies, cute girl, disaster
Bangalore Days (2014)
Plot Summary:
A fun roller coaster ride about three young people, Aju, Divya and Kuttan who are cousins, reach Bangalore to dream, discover & explore!
Duration: 171 min
IMDB Rating: 8.3/10
IMDB Votes: 22000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: India
Plot tags: friendship, cousin cousin relationship, buddies, relationships, friends, family relations, family life, grownups, brother sister relationship, adulthood, lifestyle, brother brother relationship, siblings, marriage, motorcycle accident, youth, young man, troubled past, racing, race, husband wife relationship, malayalam, hindi, wheelchair, wife husband relationship
Good Will Hunting (1997)
Plot Summary:
Will Hunting has a genius-level IQ but chooses to work as a janitor at MIT. When he solves a difficult graduate-level math problem, his talents are discovered by Professor Gerald Lambeau, who decides to help the misguided youth reach his potential. When Will is arrested for attacking a police officer, Professor Lambeau makes a deal to get leniency for him if he will get treatment from therapist Sean Maguire
Duration: 126 min
IMDB Rating: 8.3/10
IMDB Votes: 10000000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Plot tags: mathematics, professor, genius, psychology, prodigy, philosophy, life philosophy, life, university, psychotherapy, existentialism, psychologist, ambition, psychiatrist, human spirit, mathematician, mentor, dedicated educator, life changing, harvard, coming of age, child abuse, motivation, teachers and students, human relationship
Premam (2015)
Plot Summary:
Three stages in George's life, and three girls he encounters in each stage
Duration: 156 min
IMDB Rating: 8.3/10
IMDB Votes: 23000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: India
Plot tags: unrequited love, love and romance, unfulfilled love, romantic friendship, relationships, friendship, romantic relationship, fall in love, in love, couples, love affair, relationship problems, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, love interest, couple relations, amnesia, love, teenage love, teacher, tragic love, coming of age, butterfly, time, childhood sweetheart, dance
Kidnapping, Caucasian Style (1967)
Plot Summary:
In this comic but dated story, nerdy Shurik travels to Caucas in search of native legends and folklore. But what he finds is a beautiful girl whom, due to intoxication and deceit of the local "gang", he ends up literally stealing for the local deceitful governor. All the time Shurik thinks that it is all just a one old Caucasian custom. When he, finally, realizes what he did he goes out in search for the girl of his dreams. Written by Ptah Hoteb
Duration: 82 min
IMDB Rating: 8.3/10
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Musical, Romance
Country: Soviet Union
Plot tags: student, corrupt official, couple relations, kidnapping, love affair, love and romance, human relationship, social relations, criminal gang, summer, caucasian, iron curtain, drunkenness, farce, save the lady, bear, hiking, rescue, truck driver, chase, research, nerd, summer vacation, vigilante, tradition
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
Plot Summary:
Joel Barish, heartbroken that his girlfriend underwent a procedure to erase him from her memory, decides to do the same. However, as he watches his memories of her fade away, he realises that he still loves her, and may be too late to correct his mistake
Duration: 108 min
IMDB Rating: 8.3/10
IMDB Votes: 11000000
Genere: Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Plot tags: memory, surrealism, dream, love, love story, memory loss, existentialism, loneliness, melancholy, couples, amnesia, relationships, introspection, borderline personality disorder, brainwashing, love and romance, couple relations, alternate reality, disorder, life changing, power of love, destiny, deja vu, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, ex boyfriend ex girlfriend relationship
Amelie (2001)
Plot Summary:
At a tiny Parisian café, the adorable yet painfully shy Amélie (Audrey Tautou) accidentally discovers a gift for helping others. Soon Amelie is spending her days as a matchmaker, guardian angel, and all-around do-gooder. But when she bumps into a handsome stranger, will she find the courage to become the star of her very own love story?
Duration: 122 min
IMDB Rating: 8.3/10
IMDB Votes: 784000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: France, Germany
Plot tags: loneliness, love, magic realism, life, fall in love, imagination, female protagonist, cafe, love and romance, optimism, lifestyle change, surrealism, existentialism, social relations, life philosophy, hopes, sex shop, changing lives, destiny, young woman, looking for love, friendship, heroine, daydreamer, love story
Wild (2016)
Plot Summary:
Although Parsha is the cricket team captain and the brightest student in his year, the beautiful and confident Aarchi is out of his reach. She belongs to a higher caste, her family is rich, and her father is a kingpin in local politics. But Aarchi is a headstrong girl who won’t let anyone boss her around – and she likes the persistent, brave Parsha. How will their families react? What happens to love when when two people have to sacrifice everything for it? Beyond the glamour of Bollywood, Sairat is an epic love story that takes a critical look at Indian society in the 21st century
Duration: 174 min
IMDB Rating: 8.3/10
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: India
Plot tags: love, teenage love, rebelliousness, forbidden love, teenage boy, young love, small town, fall in love, in love, discrimination, coming of age, teen romance, murder, teenage girl, politician, love story, anti hero, bollywood, hindi
Office Romance (1977)
Plot Summary:
Anatoli Yefremovich Novoseltsev works in a statistics institution, whose director is an unattractive and bossy woman. An old friend of his, Yuri Grigorievich Samokhvalov, who gets appointed assistant director of the institution, wants to make Novoseltsev the head of the department but encounters objections from Ludmila Prokopievna Kalugina, the director. Samokhvalov then advises Novoseltsev to lightly hit on the boss. Ironically, Novoseltsev and Kalugina fall in love with each other
Duration: 159 min
IMDB Rating: 8.2/10
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Soviet Union
Plot tags: unlikely couple, female boss, love affair, relationship vs career, boss and employee, office romance, social relations, love, love and romance, worker, single father, clerk, awkwardness, heterosexuality, office work, envy, secretary, self esteem, statistics, love letter, court, soviet, woman with glasses
You Don't Get Life a Second Time (2011)
Plot Summary:
Mumbai-based Kabir Dhiman, who comes from a wealthy building construction family, proposes to his long-time girlfriend, Natasha, much to the delight of both their respective families. He then gets together with one of two of his close friends, Imran Habib, a writer by profession, and they contact their London-based financial broker friend, Arjun, to remind him of a pact of traveling to Spain. The trio commence their long overdue trip not fully realizing that Arjun has still not forgiven Imran for his break-up with Sunani, while he himself regrets being dumped by Rohini, and must also compete with Imran for the affections of gorgeous Deep Sea Diving Instructor, Laila; Kabir struggles to accept life as Natasha's husband; and Imran must ready himself to meet his biological father, Salman, who had abandoned him at birth
Duration: 155 min
IMDB Rating: 8.2/10
IMDB Votes: 84000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Musical, Romance
Country: India, Spain
Plot tags: friendship, adolescence vs adulthood, extreme sport, travel, friends, friendship between men, hindu, obsessive quest, free spirited, self discovery, fall in love, youth, wedding preparations and rituals, escapades, young man, buddies, engaged, male bonding, road trip, vacation, painter, fiance fiancee relationship, on the road, poet, absent father
Bommarillu (2006)
Plot Summary:
Siddu is the son of an over-protective business man. Every decision of his is made by his father, which leads him into frustration. He half-heartedly agrees to become engaged to a rich man's daughter, but then falls for a middle-class man's daughter called Hasini. The film focuses on his realization that he has to stand on his own and come out of his father's protective shell- and try to succeed in love
Duration: 170 min
IMDB Rating: 8.2/10
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: India
Plot tags: overprotective parent, adulthood, family disapproval, father son relationship, respect, maturity, family relations, parents and children, fall in love, self discovery, self fulfillment, identity crisis, engagement, marriage, decision, wedding planning, love, love and romance, meet the parents, arranged marriage, reconciliation, overbearing parent, happiness, father, coffee
One Love (2018)
Plot Summary:
The mid 90’s. Turkey’s political instability, inflation and hopelesness on people were increased. In those years when all hope was lost, people deeply bond with Bold Pilot and Halis Karataş who win every race coming from the last place. People see themselves at the point where this horse and jockey are: at the back. This duo make people to believe that everybody can win. The race ends at the finish line and the first to cross this line are Bold Pilot and Halis riding it
Duration: 130 min
IMDB Rating: 8.2/10
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Biography, Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: Turkey
Plot tags: horse race, racehorse, horse, jockey, race, hopes, love and romance, friendship, rise to the top, follow your dream, rivalry, ambition, contests and competitions, couple relations, racing, coach, underdog, love, success, death, cancer, hospital, bet, competition, anger
The Secret in Their Eyes (2009)
Plot Summary:
A retired legal counselor writes a novel hoping to find closure for one of his past unresolved homicide cases and for his unreciprocated love with his superior - both of which still haunt him decades later
Duration: 129 min
IMDB Rating: 8.2/10
IMDB Votes: 219000
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: Argentina, Spain
Plot tags: investigation, twists and turns, rape, murder, lawyer, plot twist, investigator, serial killer, revenge, evidence, homicide, vengeance, murder mystery, writers, obsession, murderer, police, haunted by the past, puzzle, suspect, uncover truth, corruption, police investigation, love and romance, crime and punishment
Vaaranam Aayiram (2008)
Plot Summary:
A son deals with the death of his father and examines how their relationship influences him through growing up, romance, tragedy and adventure
Duration: 169 min
IMDB Rating: 8.2/10
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Action, Drama, Musical, Romance
Country: India
Plot tags: tragic love, fall in love, family relations, parents and children, couples, coming of age, youth, love and romance, father son relationship, love, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, marriage, loss of father, loss of loved one, drug addiction, dual role, in love, fight club, fictional biography, drug abuse, kidnapping, death, son, flashback, real life father and son playing father and son
A Brighter Summer Day (1991)
Plot Summary:
A boy experiences first love, friendships and injustices growing up in 1960s Taiwan
Duration: 237 min
IMDB Rating: 8.2/10
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: Taiwan
Plot tags: coming of age, murder, love, teenager, martial arts, killer, relationships, gang, book, mouse, asian, sadness, teenage boy, bookstore, storytelling, slow burn, youth, street gang, schoolgirl, first love, troubled teen, juvenile delinquent, high school, teenage protagonist, human spirit
Hridayam (2022)
Plot Summary:
Arun and Darshana are first-year engineering students and they fall in love soon after their college begins. And just as how things work generally in teenage, the road ahead isn't too easy for them. Life offers many twists and turns that they least expect
Duration: 172 min
IMDB Rating: 8.1/10
IMDB Votes: 15000
Genere: Drama, Musical, Romance
Country: India
Plot tags: college, relationships, romantic relationship, grownups, male female relationship, lifestyle, college student, college life, adolescence vs adulthood, love affair, journey, love story, malayalam
Ghilli (2004)
Plot Summary:
Muthu Pandi, a village strongman, decides to marry Dhanalakshmi, and begins his quest by eliminating everyone who opposes their union - starting with both her brothers. In desperation, Dhanalakshmi decides to escape from the village, and in the process is unwittingly assisted by a university Kabaddi player Velu
Duration: 160 min
IMDB Rating: 8.1/10
IMDB Votes: 16000
Genere: Action, Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: India
Plot tags: manhunt, village, fall in love, ambition, family relations, rivalry, woman in danger, lovers on the run, chases and races, martial arts, police officer, obsession, murder, tough guy, doll, car chase, rescue, courage, chase, corpse, protection, on the run, train station, passport, punched in the face
Farewell My Concubine (1992)
Plot Summary:
Abandoned by his prostitute mother in 1920, Douzi was raised by a theater troupe. There he meets Shitou and over the following years the two develop an act entitled, "Farewell My Concubine," that brings them fame and fortune. When Shitou marries Juxian, Doutzi becomes jealous, the beginnings of the acting duo's explosive breakup and tragic fall take root
Duration: 171 min
IMDB Rating: 8.1/10
IMDB Votes: 32000
Genere: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: China, Hong Kong
Plot tags: gays and lesbians, suicide, homosexuality, gender bending, theater, child abuse, lgbt, communism, drug addiction, childhood, lgbtq, transsexual, friendship, actor, transgender, music, cultural revolution, prostitute, love triangle, homosexual, chinese history, lesbian, love, sex, world war two